alloy steel

al·loy steel

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noun al-oi, uh-loi steel]
- /noun ˈæl ɔɪ, əˈlɔɪ stil/
- /ˈæl.ɔɪ stiːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun al-oi, uh-loi steel]
- /noun ˈæl ɔɪ, əˈlɔɪ stil/

Definitions of alloy steel words

noun alloy steel steel that has been alloyed with one or more other metals or elements to improve specific properties such as strength or resistance to wear 3
noun alloy steel carbon steel to which various elements, as chromium, cobalt, copper, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, tungsten, or vanadium, have been added in sufficient amounts to obtain desirable physical and chemical properties. 1
noun alloy steel steel that has been alloyed with other materials in order to improve its mechanical properties. 0

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Origin of alloy steel

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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alloy steel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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